All language subtitles for The Streets of San Francisco s03e19 The Programming of Charlie Blake

The Streets of San Francisco, a Quinn
Martin production, starring Carl Malden.

Also starring Michael Douglas.

With guest stars, William Smithers,
Sharon Acker,

Lynn Marta. Special guest star, Dean
Stockwell.

Tonight's episode, the programming of
Charlie Blake.

Greg tonight.

Look, you can have anything in the
place, but please, please don't hurt me.

I know you're not going to believe this.

No.

Yeah,

I got it. Joan Warren, age 20, huh?

Who found her?

Marlene Hollander.

Marlene. M -A -R -L -E -N -E.

Hollander. Who is she?

Roommate?

Was there anything else stolen?

Yeah, you're right.

Doesn't sound like a robbery.

Okay, we're on our way.

Oh, doctor. One minute. What was that
address again?

Yeah, got it. Thank you very much.

A man rapes a woman and rips off her
gold lock, and I don't know what's...

not talk about it. Let's just go and
find out.

Miss Hollander, I'm Lieutenant Stone,
and this is Inspector Keller.

I wonder if it would be all right if we
took a look in that room over there.

What is... Wouldn't he even let me come
around?

And then everybody keeps coming in and
looking around.

I'm sorry, dear.

You must have been very close to her,
huh?

Maybe you can tell us some of the fellas
she dated.

I gave names to the sergeant.

There weren't many.

Did anyone ever try to make a pass at
her?

She wasn't like that.

Just never had any trouble.

Just a phone call last week.

What call?

She wouldn't tell me what he said.

Just that he was obscene.

Filthy.

I told her to call the police, but she
was too embarrassed.

I should have called the police.

I should have done it myself.

I should have caught him. I should have
caught him.

Just don't blame yourself.

An obscene call last week and tonight
this.

Yeah, but they're usually not violent.

Maybe this one's an unusual type.

What did you find?

Store's been jimmied, Mike. It's got to
be the way he got in.

Jimmied, huh?

Okay, check out the neighborhood, will
you?

Get a line on all the night crawlers you
can find.

Okay, Mike.

So where do you want to start?

I want to start with every sex offender
within three miles of here.

I swear, I haven't done anything like
that for years.

Believe me, that's over.

Come on, I'm a veterinarian now. I don't
have to tell you anything.

You don't have to go home today either.

Hey, come on.

Look, you said you went to see a movie
at the Carlton, but that's been closed

for over a month now.

I remember. It was at the Mission.

I came in about halfway through the
picture. You know, it was that big Navy

picture. You went down Oak to 19th and
through the park.

That's right.

That wouldn't have taken all night, Mr.
Blake. Where else did you go? I don't

remember. I went for a walk. It's good
exercise.

Can't you believe someone can get
better?

Sure. But I still have to know where you
were last night.

I've been seeing a doctor regularly, a
psychiatrist, Dr. Norman Jessup.

Ask him, he'll tell you. I will.

Well, then why drag me away from my job
with everyone watching? And why treat me

like a criminal now?

Because a 20 -year -old girl was raped
and murdered.

She received the same kind of phone call
you used to make.

Any bites?

One, baby.

Dave Shiflera.

Two priors.

Is that him at your desk?

Mm -hmm.

First he thinks he was watching
television, then he says he went to a

only he can't remember the theater.

Just can't get his act together.

Real cattle call, huh?

So invent another system.

Until you do, you stay with him. Check
him out. Let me read this first.

Listen, Charlie, every time you open
your mouth, it's trouble.

Why don't you just tell me the truth?

Okay, I was with a girl.

And why didn't you tell me that in the
first place?

Because she doesn't know about my record
and I don't want to lose her.

All right, what's her name?

Jill Allerman. How long were you with
her last night?

I don't know, between six and eight,
something like that.

Then what?

Then I went for a walk, like I told you.

Which takes us right back to where we
started.

All right, you can go. We'll be in
touch.

Do you have to talk to her?

Yes. But I'll have to tell her
everything. That depends upon you.

Thanks a lot.

Is he a possible?

I don't know. Maybe they all are. You
know, there's got to be a better system.

Never mind the better system. Is he a
possible?

Yes. Dr.

Jessup, please. Charlie Blake calling.

No, no, no, no. I have to talk to him
now.

Please tell him it's urgent.

Dr. Jessup?

I do have another call on hold, Charlie.
What is it?

Well, I'm sorry, but I have a full
schedule today.

Somebody's got to listen to me, doctor.
Listen.

I just lost my job, the police are
harassing me, and my probation officer

of town, and I don't think I can handle
it.

Okay, take something to calm down,
Charlie, and I'll meet you here in one

okay?

Okay, thanks.

I'm sorry, darling.

No, no, no, no, no. It's just a regular
crisis.

I'm going to be a little late, though.
I'll be...

Not before 8 o 'clock.

I know it's special, so keep it warm.

Yes, you too.

Okay.

I promise.

Don't tell me that was your brother.

Of course it might have been one of
those emotionally disturbed truck

who like to be called darling.

We'll have our own therapy.

Doctor?

Do you want to discuss yours? Oh, stop
it, Eleanor.

Oh, you stop it!

Call her back, Norman.

Tell her the good doctor is busy.

I'd appreciate it if you would leave.

Eleanor, because I have another patient
coming.

Call her, Norman.

This is Dr. Jessup.

I'm going to have to cancel our
engagement for this evening.

I'm sorry.

That's right, baby honey.

He can't cut it. And there won't be any
more dinners! I'm sick.

If I ever tell the medical profession
about your female patients...

You won't even have a license.

You're drunk.

You're drunk.

And you're weak.

And you're evil.

I'll sober up.

What will you do?

And when the police questioned you, all
the old guilty feelings came back?

Yes.

As if I'd made those calls.

We're going to have to go back in time,
Charlie.

You're going to have to bring those
guilt feelings out in the open.

And then you will feel better.

I want you to pretend to make a phone
call.

I want you to pretend to dial a woman's
number.

Talk to her just like you used to
remember how you felt three years ago a

loneliness Dial and tell her how you
feel

Hello,

it's me

What difference does it make I know you

I've been watching you for a long time.

And you're very beautiful.

Your body.

Your legs.

I love you.

That's all right. Are you Miss Alleman?

Yeah. I'm Inspector Keller. I'm with the
police department.

I've got a few minutes. I'd like to ask
you some questions.

Sure. Thank you.

Police? It always sounds so ominous,
doesn't it?

I know I haven't done anything wrong,
but... Have I?

No, no, ma 'am. I want to talk to you
about a friend of yours, a Charles

Charlie? Well, what about him? I
understand he spent the evening with you

night. That's right.

I'm sorry, would you like to sit down?

Yeah, thank you.

Is something wrong? Is he in some sort
of trouble?

He called me at the office, but I was
away from my desk. Well, you haven't

talked to him today?

No.

May I ask you how long you spent with
him last night?

Several hours. We had dinner here, the
three of us.

Three?

My daughter, Carrie.

Oh. And about what time did he leave?

Oh, he was around eight, I guess.

You've known each other a long time?

Several months.

Long enough to know about his police
record, if that's what you mean.

Well, you know about it then.

Is that what these questions are about?

Right, well, in certain homicides, we
have to check people with records like

Charlie's.

Homicide? What are you talking about?

Right here, this young lady was
murdered.

There was a telephone call.

Matter of fact, several of them. There's
probably no connection, but we still

got to check it out.

Last night?

That girl?

That's right.

Charlie couldn't.

I mean, what's this got to do with
passing bad checks? That's what he was

arrested for.

Wasn't he?

Is that what he told you?

What are you telling me?

That he's made obscene telephone calls?
Is that what his record was?

Hello.

Hello.

Who? Who is this?

What difference does it make?

I know you.

I've been watching you for a long time.

And you're very beautiful.

Your body.

Your legs.

I love you.

What do you want?

Who is this?

case aren't you yeah well i just came
from something that might fit in an

obscenity call lady named uh jessup to
do anything for you no not a

thing i'd like to see a copy of that
call though hey wait a minute wait a

what was her name jessup eleanor jessup
is her husband a shrink

that's right his name's norman all right
thanks a lot john

What? That's quite a coincidence.

Charles Blakely's psychiatrist is Norman
Jessup, whose wife just happens to

receive an obscene call after we talked
to one of her husband's patients.

Oh, come on. Now, you know me.

I'm not big on coincidences. I know.

Why would a patient of my husband's call
me?

Well, we don't know that for sure. We
only know that he has a past record of

calls of this sort.

You're aware of that, I'm sure.

Yes, I'm aware of it. His treatment was
the condition of his probation.

Would you like a brandy? No, thank you.
Why didn't you mention that to the

policeman earlier?

Darling, there are thousands of people
with Charlie Blake's problem running

around this city.

I'll have one.

Any one of them could have made that
call.

Dr. Jessup, do you know we had Blake in
our office just yesterday?

Yes.

On the rape -murder case.

Norman! Now, please, don't be upset.

He came by to see me. He'd been fired
from his job. He was very disturbed,

naturally.

Well, we thought there might be a
connection.

I see none at all.

Mrs. Jessup, would you recognize Blake's
voice if you heard it again?

I'm afraid not.

These things are... When they happen,
they're shocking.

I'm not much help.

Could he have seen you somewhere?

At one time, Norman held his evening
therapy sessions here.

I believe he was here once or twice.

And you didn't think that was important
enough to tell the other inspector?

No.

I'm trying to help Charlie Blake.

The entire relationship between a
psychiatrist and a patient is based on

confidence.

The confidence is violated. The therapy
is no longer effective.

I assure you, Norman's professional
ethics outweigh any personal

Yes, of course.

Well, certainly thank you for your time.

I'm sure that this was only a
coincidence.

Nice meeting you.

Goodbye. Thank you. I'll see you out.

Say, you had a psychology minor, didn't
you?

Eleven units. Yeah, but good. I'm going
to give you a chance to work on a

postgraduate degree.

On department time.

I want you to check out Blake's
probation officer, ex -employer, the

Timio Daniels and Donas Ferentes.

Hold it. Come again?

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

It's amazing what education will do to
people.

Jill, this place is too crowded.

Thank you.

I mean, this is no place to talk.

Let's leave.

I'd rather not.

Why?

Just rather not.

Okay, Jill.

I was sick, huh?

But I'm not anymore.

I couldn't make that kind of phone call.

Now, I couldn't.

Please, Jill, believe me.

I want to.

How can I prove it to you?

Say if...

Say if I'd had a broken arm and it
healed, okay? I could show you the x

But how can I show you what's in my
head?

Just give me some more time.

Give us both some more time. Maybe
later.

Maybe... Do you know the only person in
this

whole world that believes me is my
doctor?

And I have to pay him.

Of course you recognize her, Charlie.

Say her name.

Joan Warren.

She's responsible for everything that's
happened to you.

The police.

Losing your job.

Jill's loathing you.

She's responsible, isn't she?

Yes.

Look at her.

She's laughing at you.

She says you're sick and you're dirty.

You stop her from saying those things.

Stop her with your hands around her
throat.

Stop her from calling you those names.

See how soft her throat is?

Stop her.

That's all right.

Now you've done it now.

She's dead.

You've killed Joan Warren.

Say it, Charlie, and I can help you.

I killed... I killed John Warren.

That's right.

Now you can lean back and relax.

Just lean back.

You feel good now because you've told
the truth.

And you feel even better when you've
told the police, won't you, Charlie?

Say it.

I feel better.

I want to help you, Charlie.

You know that, don't you?

Yes.

All right.

Now look.

Look at this clock.

It says 5 .30 now.

I want you to go to sleep.

And I want you to forget everything
that's happened in this session. Do you

understand?

The alarm will ring at 7 o 'clock.

You will leave here and come to my
house.

You know how to get there, don't you?

Yes.

You will come in by the side door.

You will go up the stairs. And at
exactly 8 o 'clock, you will wake up.

And I will help you.

Nothing here says Blake's regressed
psychologically or otherwise.

And his probation officer says he's
doing fine.

So you think he's clean?

So far, all I know is he took a lonely
walk the night that girl got murdered.

Well, that's what that guy in there
keeps telling us, too.

He's changed his story so many times,
you need a road map to follow him.

Well, whoever it is.

Let's just hope he doesn't strike again.

Why can't I go with you?

It's a sports dinner, Eleanor. It's for
men.

You and old Leonard certainly qualify as
sports.

Am I so repulsive to you?

No, Eleanor.

That's not the fight tonight.

You loved me once.

Yes, I did.

But you bought me, Eleanor.

You bought this house, the clinic.

You bought my soul.

You put a price tag on everything.

Even this.

through the side gate you'll find the
back door unlocked.

Now walk upstairs.

Turn right and go to the bedroom at the
end of the hall.

Sorry to get you up. Tell me.

Strangulation at least a couple hours
ago up there.

Possible attempted rape. Used a tie.
Still around her neck.

How did he break in?

Jimmy, the side door there.

Who found her?

The husband and a friend, an attorney
named Leonard Paxton.

Did you get a statement?

Yeah, they were downtown having dinner.
Got back about 11 .30.

Yes, I'm with Norma now.

I'll see you in the office tomorrow
morning at 8 .30.

Thank you.

Mr. Paxton, Lieutenant Stone, homicide.

How do you do?

Ugly business.

Yes, it is.

I understand that you were with Dr.
Jessup tonight.

All evening, yes.

I've told the inspector what little I
know.

Would you mind telling me?

Well, I picked Norman up about 7 .15.

Eleanor was feeling poorly, so we went
directly to the club for a drink.

Then dinner.

I remember the clock in the hall was
striking the half hour when we came in,

it must have been 11 .30.

Norman went upstairs to tell her we were
here.

I... I heard him cry out. I ran up and
saw her.

Oh, feel better?

There is never a good time to ask these
questions.

Oh, I understand.

I want to be helpful. I don't know what
I can tell you. I didn't see anyone.

I didn't hear anyone.

Did you have any idea who could have
broken in?

I... I don't know how to answer that
question.

What do you mean?

It involves a legal, uh, question.

The confidentiality of a relationship
between a doctor and patient.

You mean Charles Blake?

Lieutenant, I don't mean to intrude, but
I've told Norman I would represent him,

and I've had no time yet to look into
the legalities.

But I'm sure that by tomorrow morning,
he can give you a full deposition.

If Blake is guilty of murder, I want him
in jail tonight, and not tomorrow.

Why do you think he did it?

I don't know. I may be wrong.

He was very disturbed today.

I asked him if he had made that phone
call to my wife.

I almost accused him of it. I was that
upset.

I wanted to shake him and force him to
tell me the truth.

Maybe he did. Maybe he did.

But if I hadn't disturbed him more...

Anytime. Mr.

Paxton, did Dr.

Jessup invite you here tonight?

No. It was my idea.

Something on your mind?

It's quite a coincidence to have a
lawyer here right when you need one.

There's good sets of prints all over the
room.

Jake, I want every inch of this room
covered. Photos on my desk at 8 o

Mike, here's the murder weapon.

I had to cut it off.

This night work is getting to me. Tell
me.

Send the boys up with the gurney when
you're ready.

Steve, I don't see the doctor wearing a
cheap tie like this, do you?

Listen, I called Blake's house. There
was no answer.

Do you know where to look for him?

Maybe, yeah.

Well, follow through.

All right.

Be careful. Yeah.

He's got to be sick.

So please.

I can't, Charlie.

Go away. You're frightening me. I gotta
talk to someone.

Honey, I need you.

Charlie, don't make me call the police.
Please go home.

I'm scared, Jill.

I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I'm
all mixed up.

Help me, will you?

God, somebody's gotta help me.

I can't, Charlie.

Charlie, I can't.

I know it's not worth it, is it?

Or I'm not worth it.

I don't blame you, though, Joe. I really
don't.

Charlie. Right there, Charlie.

Go ahead,

shoot.

You don't want to die.

I don't want to live either.

Help me with it, man. I'm sick.

This is your tie, isn't it?

Yeah. And you do know where we found it.

But you don't remember wearing it,
taking it off, and using it.

No, no, I don't.

Listen, Charlie, we know you're in the
bedroom.

You've got your fingerprints all over
the place.

Now, why'd you kill her?

Why, Charlie?

Because she was laughing at me and
calling me dirty names. She said I was

sick.

So I had to kill her to stop her from
saying those things.

She was so soft. I remember feeling my
hands on her throat.

And I killed her.

I killed Joan Warren.

Kill Warren?

Yes.

I'm glad I told you because I know I'll
feel better.

You killed Mrs. Justin the same way,
didn't you?

Did I?

You tell me.

I remember seeing her lying there.

She was so still.

That at first I thought she was asleep.

Yes, go on.

Until I reached out and touched her.

Do you remember killing her?

I must have.

Well, then what about the telephone
call? You remember calling, don't you?

I don't do that anymore.

Don't you? No.

I don't know. Maybe, maybe.

I don't know. I must be crazy.

Well, where'd you break?

The Warren killing.

Sure enough, it was Shaflera.

Shaflera? Yeah, he just confessed.

He's with the DA now.

Got it all down on paper, signed and
sealed.

Well, thanks.

Thanks for the congratulations.

Bob, we just got the same confession.

What? Yeah, that's right.

Somebody's gotta be lying.

You get that polygraph guy back in here
first thing in the morning. My, never

mind. I know all about the red tape. You
just get that machine hooked up and

ready to go.

Steve, you get Lenny here. It's about
time we had our own psychiatrist in on

this case.

Maybe he can tell us what's going on.

I remember the clock with the monk in
it.

You said 8 o 'clock before.

Oh, yes, that's right.

Was the room dark or lit?

Dark.

When you saw her first, where was she
lying?

On the floor.

And you killed her?

I don't know.

Your name is Charles Blake?

Yes.

And you killed Joan Warren?

Yes.

Tell the truth.

Now I know why they don't allow
polygraphs in court.

Shaflera said he killed the girl. Blake
said he did it.

And they're both telling the truth.
Paul, the machine is lying.

I like to think that.

What if Blake believes he killed Joan
Warren, but he didn't? What are you

talking about? Hypnosis.

Hypnosis? Oh, come on. All right, it's
crazy, but Blake's file shows that Dr.

Jessup had him under hypnotherapy. So?

So a guy can be hypnotized to believe
things that aren't even true.

We know that Blake was in the house. We
have his prints and his tie.

All right, the tie could have been
planted, right? Right.

Now, Lenny, Blake cannot remember where
he was between the hours of 5 and 8.

Now, this is just a theory, but is it
possible he could have been put into

sort of, I don't know, hypnotic trance
for that long a time? I guess so.

Go on.

If he was in some sort of, I don't know,
trance, could he have been made to do

things later on after he woke up?

It's conceivable, yes, but he had to be
very receptive, almost pathological.

I think you are both pathological.

All I'm saying is it is possible Charles
Blake was programmed to believe he

killed the girls. That's all.

It's conceivable, yes, but there's a
catch psychologically.

To make someone confess to a crime he
didn't commit, there'd have to be a

motivation. He'd have to be convinced it
was in his own best interest.

That something was in it for him.

Well, what about, uh... What about
relief?

You know, when he confessed to us, he
told us, I know this is going to make me

feel better.

A sex offender on probation. He's been
carrying a heavy load of guilt, that's

certain enough.

So who called Mrs. Jessup?

I'm sure it wasn't her husband. No, no,
no. I think she received a phone call

from Blake. At least it was his voice.

But it was on a tape.

You know when we were in Jessup's study,
those tapes on the wall?

Those are all recorded therapy sessions.
I looked at the labels.

That's what got me thinking about Jessup
in the first place.

Come inside, Lieutenant Stone.

Yeah.

Yeah, thanks.

Well, they just shook down Shiflare's
apartment, and they found the gold

in his closet.

Okay.

Okay.

Blake is innocent of one murder.

And according to you guys, he could be
innocent of two murders, right?

Yeah.

What did you expect to find?

What did you?

I don't know. Something, anything.

I keep looking at these photographs.

Bed.

Lamp.

Broken clock. Stopped at eight.

Proves Jessup couldn't be here.

That's funny.

What's funny?

Blake, he said something about a monk
and a clock.

Oh, he said a lot of things we don't
understand.

Let's do it my way, shall we?

Let's just walk through it slowly, huh?
Now, he said that he was standing here,

right?

Touch it

again.

You touch it.

Go on. Will you touch it again, please?

I don't want to touch it. Don't be a
child. Put your finger on it. Touch it.

That's it.

That's it.

This switch connects the rest of these
lamps except for that one.

That one is on a separate circuit.

I hope you understand the possible
entrapment.

That's why I call the public defender in
here.

Mr. Kieser, come in.

All set.

Mr. Kieser, this is Dr. Murchison, our
psychiatrist.

Charlie, we're ready.

Are you?

My office hasn't approved any of this
yet.

I still have a lot of questions.

I'll try to answer them for you.

Thank you.

Oh, come in. Hi, Doctor.

Hello, Inspector. Sit down, please. I'm
sorry that you had to wait. I've been

busy canceling appointments.

I'm going to close the office for a
while and get out of town for a few

suppose that's all right.

Of course, no problem. I just came here
to ask you a favor.

Of course.

We removed the police guard from your
house this morning. We thought we had

we needed.

But something's come up.

I was wondering if you had an extra set
of house keys we could borrow.

I think I do.

It's an unusual clock.

Ah, yes, it is.

Should have appeared here somewhere.

I understand you have Blake in custody.

Well, that's the problem. We had Blake
locked up for that Warren murder. He

confessed and everything.

Now he's been cleared.

Oh?

Yeah, I don't know why he would lie, but
it's brought in some other questions on

the case that have to be answered.

How's that?

Well, you said when you left that your
wife was in bed reading, so the light

on.

That's right.

But Blake, he swears the light was off
when he came in, and the polygraph shows

he was telling the truth.

Of course, it's possible your wife could
have turned the lights off.

But anyway, the lieutenant wants to
check that broken lamp.

Because if that was on, we'll only
answer the confusion.

I can't find this anywhere.

Well, don't worry about it, Doctor. I'm
sure we'll have an extra set down in the

department. Just wanted to save myself a
trip.

I really don't see what difference it
makes to know he was in the house.

Doctor, thank you very much. Sorry to
bother you. Oh, not at all. I wish I

have been more help. I know there's a
pair there somewhere, but my head is not

put together very well today.

Of course.

Take care.

Goodbye.

You forgot to turn it off, Doctor.

What are you doing here?

Watching you rig some more evidence.

That's ridiculous. I... I was curious.
My wife has been murdered. I have to

what the truth is.

Aren't you going to answer your phone?

Yeah.

Doctor, it's for you.

Yes? It's me.

What difference does it make?

I know you.

I've been watching you for a long time.

You broke into my office.

That's illegal.

Those tapes are confidential and you
can't use them against me. My lawyer

tell you that.

No, he won't.

They didn't break in, Norman. They
didn't have to.

All they did is what you did.

Record Charlie Blake's voice, only this
time with his full permission.

You're my lawyer. You're supposed to
defend me. Norman, I know where my

are. I came here to help you.

As your lawyer, I don't want you to say
another word.

As your friend, as Eleanor's friend, I
think you'd better retain other

counsel.

Read him his rights.

No, no, no. I didn't call her. She did.

Did you? Why?

What difference does it make? I'm here.

How can I tell you what's in my mind?

You can't.

So can we talk, please?

Sure. I want to.

Man, that jet set was so cool, I never
thought we'd get them.

Yeah, it's the smart ones who take it
hard when they find out how dumb they've

been. When did you first make them? Same
time you did.

Sure, it was all those coincidences, you
know, the lawyer and waiting, the tie

left behind, the patient -doctor
relationship.

Too neat, too smooth.

Psychology, that's what did it, you
know, that's what pulled us through this

time. Good, hard -nosed psychology.

You? Come on. That's right, me.

Listen. So just don't rush me now.

Generosus animus labor not good.

How long did it take you to look that up
in the dictionary?

Too long.